Chennai Super Kings will lock horns against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. Chennai Super Kings have won only one match so far in this tournament. After back-to-back two defeats, the CSK team has gotten a rest of one week and the management will certainly try to reshape the squad. They will be ready to go in this match of IPL 2020.
On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad has won the match against Delhi Capitals after losing first two matches of the tournament. The franchise will certainly be eyeing to maintain their winning run in the tournament against CSK on Friday.
Pitch Report:
The toss is going to be an important factor in this season. Previously we have seen the captains choosing to chase the total in T20 matches. However, in this tournament, the team batting second is facing problems to chase down the total because of various factors. The pitches are getting slow because of the dew factor. The captains will surely assess the condition ahead of the match and choose batting or bowling first according to their team strength.
Predicted Starting XI; Chennai Super Kings Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Chennai Super Kings:
Shane Watson, Murali Vijay, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C&WK), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi.
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
David Warner (C), Johnny Bairstow (Wk), Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, T. Natarajan.
Key Players:
Chennai Super Kings:
Faf Du Plessis
Sam Curran
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
David Warner
Johnny Bairstow
Captain And Vice Captain Selection:
Captain Choices: Faf Du Plessis, David Warner.
Vice-Captain Choices: Sam Curran, Ambati Rayudu, Johnny Bairstow, Kane Williamson.
Probable Winner: Chennai Super Kings.
CSK will be hoping to get back Ambati Rayudu in the starting lineup in this match. Except for Faf du Plessis, no batsman has been able to show any sign of form for Chennai Super Kings this season. The strike rate of their batsmen will certainly be under the radar. The players have not been accustomed to the surface yet. It will be very interesting to see the changes in the starting lineup of Chennai Super Kings in this match as they will look to bounce back in the tournament before it’s too late
Sunrisers Hyderabad has brought in Kane Williamson in the starting lineup and they have got the result in their favour in the previous match. Kane Williamson can settle in all conditions. The pitch has not been favouring the batsman in the previous match. However, Kane Williamson has still played some classic shots. T. Natarajan has bowled quite a few yorkers in the death overs. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar has also taken two important wickets. The only problem of Sunrisers Hyderabad can be the fifth bowling option. Abhishek Sharma is not a very much experienced bowler and the opponent team might target him. However, it will be tough for the batsmen to clear the rope on a regular basis with the big boundaries at Dubai International Stadium.
